This verse implies that not finding water at this crucial point in the trip may mean that some of the refugees had to leave their animals behind.

Isaiah 15:7. Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up. The great substance which the Moabites had got, and hoarded up: ...

Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.

Isaiah 15:7 conveys a powerful message about the dangers of trusting in earthly wealth and the futility of relying on material possessions.

The mention of "carrying away" reflects the broader theme of loss and despair that permeates the chapter. The Moabites' abundance, initially a source of ...

Concerning Moab it is foretold, 1. That their chief cities should be surprised by the enemy. Great changes, and very dismal ones, may be made in a very little ...

This chapter, and that which follows it, are the burden of Moab-a prophecy of some great desolation that was coming upon that country, which bordered upon.

He means the riches that are laid up, and describes what usually happens in countries which are invaded by an enemy. All the inhabitants are wont to convey ...

David Guzik commentary on Isaiah 15 describes the vision the prophet has in regards to an invasion against Moab, out of which refugees flee.

It refers to the meager savings of the people. This clause renders a Hebrew word from a root that can mean to “number,” “reckon,” “visit,” “punish,” or “appoint ...